[Official] TVXQ! 東方神起 - 동방신기 - DBSK - Tohoshinki Thread

I would like to take my time off, just to my write my personal opinion about TVXQ comeback this time.

I believe that saying fans were lazy and reckless, is not the right word. As much as I love to blame SM for their messy planning, SM has always been known to be that way, they paid less attention to their senior groups, regardless of how big the money TVXQ bring in. They have been doing the same for SNSD and Super Junior. It’s after all how business works in SM.

A generation has shifted. Our boys are no longer the trendier and flashier boy group. Add to the fact that, Cassies in general are super senior fandom. It is safe to say that, as high as 60% to 70% of Cassies are career women, or already have their own family. We may have more money, but time is the privilege that we don’t have. However, we still consistently ranked high with concert attendance tho. That’s definitely our biggest forte and something we are known to be a wall among idol.

I believe, the result that come out from this comeback, is the best we can get. After all, we have put as much effort as we can, but there is something called natural process that can’t be beaten. Especially with the super saturated and super competitive idol market, together with the idol market in Korea is extremely centered around teen, add on with much stricter rules to win music programs, couple with TVXQ has never been the strong contender in the digital chart, add to the fact that the contender during this comeback were much much trendier boy group, for instance such as WannaOne, Monsta X, IKON, Winner etc. And nowadays with blooming physical market, it is so easy to see hoobae idol hitting 300k physical copy. Something that among 2nd gen idol, only TVXQ can do it in 5 years of TVXQ debut.

This current generation is almost impossible to be beat in term of their presence on both digital and physical chart, because their fans have been training that way. The moment their idol group start to debut, placing their bias on any chart exist in this world, is a must. Also the large influx of international fans to younger group, due to stronger growth and dependent to social media platform, is something we, as matured fandom late to experience.

But I strongly believe that, in each of the hoobaes heart, they must have great desire to be like TVXQ. They themselves whom working in industry must know how short span the idol life is. While they have the trendier tag with them, our boys have the longevity tag with them. 15 years in industry, going through multiple hiatus from group split to military enlistment, but still have a great fandom that very much still intact, albeit the presence hardly seen on charts. Add to the fact that, a great media coverage TVXQ can still gather. And also general public favour towards TVXQ, I can strongly say that, TVXQ wish to still active during their 20th, 30th or even 40th anniversary, has no problem to be achieved.

I personally think, it is about the time that TVXQ smoothly transition to the two another bigger parts of the entertainment industry, which is variety and acting. Variety and acting has never been tapped seriously and professionally by them. While I know that their comeback successfully make kpop niche and new fans recognize them, but the variety appearance is what make general public in Korea open their eyes to TVXQ. That is where the bigger opportunities and money and longer career span lies in Korea.

This comeback has been a roller coaster of emotion to me. Being happy to see them on music show, their heartwarming interaction with hoobaes, praise they received left and right for their consistently great performance. While I’ve been surviving with very little sleep during this comeback, all in all, I feel grateful. For their always positive mindset, I wish only good thing happen to them in the future. I’m a firm believer that, if we continuously working hard, good thing will always happen. It might be not in the form that we hope and expect, but good attitude will always be rewarded.

I apologies for my long ranting and also my poor grammar.

With that being said, there is possibility that their repackage will be released on May. Let’s work even harder for our boys.

 

Another fancam from Supershinstudio

Changmin




TVXQ

 

Continuation from this fancam

@tyaa__03y
N yoon kinda sulking n said like "but i also posted abt them.."



Yunho has been successfully collecting fanboys from this comeback

 

@paulisteu
#LRT Trans of fan accounts from today’s fansign
My favorite part: “Like watching an athlete win an Olympic medal, I was really, really proud of you.”

 

New Yunho fansite..
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Translation
@snxy
www the tvxq dancer who upl the pix said it felt like like a school trip.. with handsome oppas and pretty unnies ㅋㅋ // the mandatory formal shot and then the face at the back ㅋㅋㅋ

 

@snxy
Papa Bear’s instg https://instagram.com/p/Bhnf4OZjLm6/ #TVXQ #동방신기 with the dancer team after their last music show on Inkigayo. They’ll be preparing for concerts next. As exp of the Dongbang team who always show a cool appearance & chemistry. Look fwd to a cooler app. at the concerts~